Charlie Parker
Louis Armstrong
Pharoah Sanders
Wynton Marsalis
Miles Davis
Theloneous Monk
Oscar Peterson
Art Blakey
Ornette Coleman
Sun Ra
Dizzy Gillespie
Bud Powell
Max Roach
Coleman Hawkins
John Coltrane
Dexter Gordon
Sarah Vaughn
Mary Lou Williams
Cecil Taylor
Joe Jennings
Tony WIlliams
Tia Fuller
George Benson
Grover Washington Jr.
Marcus Miller
Esperanza Spaulding
Freddie Hubbard
Lenny White
Sonny Rollins
Lee Morgan
Branford Marsalis
Freddie Hubbard
Wes Montgomery
Donald Byrd
Jimmy Smith
Elvin Jones
McCoy Tyner
Ron Carter
The Jazz Messengers
Cannonball Adderly
Charles Mingus
Herbie Hancock
Al Jarreau
Wynton Marsalis
Miles Davis
Ella Fitzgerald
Horace Silver
Alice Coltrane
Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarrett
Charlie Parker
Louis Armstrong
Pharoah Sanders
Wynton Marsalis
Miles Davis
Theloneous Monk
Oscar Peterson
Art Blakey
Ornette Coleman
Sun Ra
Dizzy Gillespie
Bud Powell
Max Roach
Coleman Hawkins
John Coltrane
Dexter Gordon
Sarah Vaughn
Mary Lou Williams
Cecil Taylor
Joe Jennings
Tony WIlliams
Tia Fuller
George Benson
Grover Washington Jr.
Marcus Miller
Esperanza Spaulding
Freddie Hubbard
Lenny White
Sonny Rollins
Lee Morgan
Branford Marsalis
Freddie Hubbard
Wes Montgomery
Donald Byrd
Jimmy Smith
Elvin Jones
McCoy Tyner
Ron Carter
The Jazz Messengers
Cannonball Adderly
Charles Mingus
Herbie Hancock
Al Jarreau
Wynton Marsalis
Miles Davis
Ella Fitzgerald
Horace Silver
Alice Coltrane
Wayne Shorter
Keith Jarrett
CONGO SQUARE, NEW ORLEANS, CIRCA 1800S In 1724, the French implemented “Code Noir” in the Louisiana Territory which gave enslaved people Sunday as a “day
Origin Career Lee Morgan was born Edward Lee Morgan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1938. Growing up, Morgan liked playing the vibraphone and saxophone
Background Information on Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald is known as the “Queen of Jazz.” She was born on April 25, 1918 in Virginia. She moved
Masego Micah Davis, “Masego”, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in a Christian community in Newport News, Virginia. “Masego” means “blessed” in Tswana, the
Who is this Jazz Genius? Esperanza Spalding is an American bassist, singer and composer born in Portland, Oregon, USA. At a very young age, she
Jazz originated from African American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana. Because of its development from roots of blues, it is known as America’s classical music.
